This dude fucking rules.
Three Monkeys Say: TODAY! WE CELEBRATE!! OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Herman Cain Does It Again
God, I am so happy I started this back up. For if I hadn't, odds are I never would have stumbled upon this taste of hilarity. So thank you, my loyal readers, for keeping me at the keyboard. I don't know what I would do without you!
From The Raw Story: Herman Cain TV channel to feature patriotic dinosaurs and cartoon Reagan
“Whether you are looking for commentary, comedy, or culture, CainTV delivers it all", boasts the Facebook page for Herman Cain's new internet TV station. And if the world of mass media has taught me nothing else, I know for damn sure that any idea that can be expressed through alliteration must be true.
Normally, this is where I would dig in my heels for a long winded rant about how Herman Cain is destroying America, yadda yadda yadda. I really don't even need to touch this one. Cain does it so much better than I ever could.
Enjoy.
Three Monkeys Say: Let's give a lamb a gun! Sounds pretty not stupid to me!
From The Raw Story: Herman Cain TV channel to feature patriotic dinosaurs and cartoon Reagan
“Whether you are looking for commentary, comedy, or culture, CainTV delivers it all", boasts the Facebook page for Herman Cain's new internet TV station. And if the world of mass media has taught me nothing else, I know for damn sure that any idea that can be expressed through alliteration must be true.
Normally, this is where I would dig in my heels for a long winded rant about how Herman Cain is destroying America, yadda yadda yadda. I really don't even need to touch this one. Cain does it so much better than I ever could.
Enjoy.
Three Monkeys Say: Let's give a lamb a gun! Sounds pretty not stupid to me!
Monday, July 2, 2012
Tonight at 11:00...
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!
From LATimes.com: Drone makers urge U.S. to let them sell more overseas
To be filed under - "Famous Last Words"
To the facts. Military defense megalith Northrop Grumman, along with the rest of the American based defense companies, are pushing for Congress to take a second look at a string of regulations limiting the sales of American made unmanned drone aircraft to other countries. At the moment, exports of such craft are limited by a coalition that was agreed upon during the Cold War, which limits the sale of drone crafts that are capable of flight and cargo load limits over a certain barrier. The idea back then was to limit how easily nations would be able to obtain ballistic missiles in a time when the technology was cutting edge. But now countries like Israel and China, who never signed on to the original agreement all those years ago, are getting to the point that they have quality drone craft for sale to the highest bidder, and American manufacturers are worried about getting cut out of the race.
I'm not gonna lie, folks. The article here actually did a pretty good job of getting me to think that opening up the drones market was a hot plan. I mean, if Israel and China are already on the ball, and if the article is right in projecting a decrease in the Pentagon's budget, then it sort of would make sense to open the doors to new markets. After all, a strong economic recovery is absolutely dependent upon an increase to our national exports, and it seems these days the only thing we're really good at producing is reality TV shows and killing machines. No one would doubt the quality of their purchase when they see the tag on their new billion dollar murder machine is stamped proudly with a Made in America insignia. Delivering Service with a Smile.
But then, thankfully, I shook my head and realized the fatal flaw of this argument. To me, and you're free to disagree here, there is something inherently misguided in the pursuit of stabilizing the sustainability of the military industrial complex. The second you begin to apply the mentality of an organization being too big to fail, which has served us so well with the banking interests in this country, to a murder for hire corporation like Northrop Grumman and its legions of lab coat clad miscreants designing red button after terrible red button, you may as well fully discard any hope of ever being able to legitimately discuss the prospect of world peace. Sure, it may sound like a hippie thing to say, but isn't that really the end goal here? A stop to all the unnecessary violence?
Now, I realize this isn't a dream that can be obtained tomorrow, next week, or even ten years from now, but I believe that allowing this insidious idea to take root in our national identity as a cornerstone to the market of destruction, it will take generations before we can undo the damage. I certainly don't pretend to have an answer for where all of that extra export money could be covered outside selling war machines to other countries, but hell, this is America. I'm sure we can think of something.
Three Monkeys Say: Two men standing on an open green/Twenty paces, no one in between
From LATimes.com: Drone makers urge U.S. to let them sell more overseas
To be filed under - "Famous Last Words"
To the facts. Military defense megalith Northrop Grumman, along with the rest of the American based defense companies, are pushing for Congress to take a second look at a string of regulations limiting the sales of American made unmanned drone aircraft to other countries. At the moment, exports of such craft are limited by a coalition that was agreed upon during the Cold War, which limits the sale of drone crafts that are capable of flight and cargo load limits over a certain barrier. The idea back then was to limit how easily nations would be able to obtain ballistic missiles in a time when the technology was cutting edge. But now countries like Israel and China, who never signed on to the original agreement all those years ago, are getting to the point that they have quality drone craft for sale to the highest bidder, and American manufacturers are worried about getting cut out of the race.
I'm not gonna lie, folks. The article here actually did a pretty good job of getting me to think that opening up the drones market was a hot plan. I mean, if Israel and China are already on the ball, and if the article is right in projecting a decrease in the Pentagon's budget, then it sort of would make sense to open the doors to new markets. After all, a strong economic recovery is absolutely dependent upon an increase to our national exports, and it seems these days the only thing we're really good at producing is reality TV shows and killing machines. No one would doubt the quality of their purchase when they see the tag on their new billion dollar murder machine is stamped proudly with a Made in America insignia. Delivering Service with a Smile.
But then, thankfully, I shook my head and realized the fatal flaw of this argument. To me, and you're free to disagree here, there is something inherently misguided in the pursuit of stabilizing the sustainability of the military industrial complex. The second you begin to apply the mentality of an organization being too big to fail, which has served us so well with the banking interests in this country, to a murder for hire corporation like Northrop Grumman and its legions of lab coat clad miscreants designing red button after terrible red button, you may as well fully discard any hope of ever being able to legitimately discuss the prospect of world peace. Sure, it may sound like a hippie thing to say, but isn't that really the end goal here? A stop to all the unnecessary violence?
Now, I realize this isn't a dream that can be obtained tomorrow, next week, or even ten years from now, but I believe that allowing this insidious idea to take root in our national identity as a cornerstone to the market of destruction, it will take generations before we can undo the damage. I certainly don't pretend to have an answer for where all of that extra export money could be covered outside selling war machines to other countries, but hell, this is America. I'm sure we can think of something.
Three Monkeys Say: Two men standing on an open green/Twenty paces, no one in between
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Sunday Nonsense!
Afternoon, boys and girls!
I'll keep today's post short. I know on Sundays I usually like to share some music and get out of your hair, but I just felt that this article was a little to good to pass up.
From PRNewsWire.com: Two-Thirds of Americans Think Barack Obama Is Better Suited to Handle an Alien Invasion Than Mitt Romney
Talk about all the news that fits, huh?
As part of a lead up to a new show about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, National Geographic has released the results of a survey focused on public opinion regarding a number of items related to the possibility of the existence of aliens. Some of these factoids are rather telling about the American community, like upwards of 80% of those surveyed believing not only in the existence of extraterrestrials, but also believing that the world governments are involved in a clandestine operation to keep knowledge from the public. Not really news, but good to know. Or the fact that despite the popularity of such films like The Avengers and the Twilight series, most people find the possibility of the existence of aliens more more probably than the existence of vampires, super heroes, or zombies. Which shouldn't really surprise you when you sit and think about it.
But the real winner here, is apparently nearly two thirds of American's believe that President Obama would be better suited to handle the first encounter between humans and an alien race than his political opponent, Mitt Romney. Talk about an angle worth capitalizing on. Print up the posters! Start filming the commercials! If the aliens come, Obama is our only hope!
I must say though, if I had to make a choice between Romney and Obama regarding who I would rather have lead the opening talks between our species and an other worldly intelligence, I would have to pick Obama as well. Mainly because I believe any culture capable of interplanetary travel would have socially evolved past the economic policies of capitalism in favor of a more sustainable economic system, and thus would be confused and angered by anything that came out of Romney's mouth.
Of course, the survey doesn't really discuss why 80% of people think the government is involved in keeping secrets about the existence of aliens, and then still believe that Obama would be the man to pick for opening relations with the visitors from beyond. I mean, if the government is already hiding their existence, wouldn't it be fair to guess that they are already engaged in clandestine meetings with alien leaders, and have been for some time?
Three Monkeys Say: Jack Nicholson is our only true hope!
I'll keep today's post short. I know on Sundays I usually like to share some music and get out of your hair, but I just felt that this article was a little to good to pass up.
From PRNewsWire.com: Two-Thirds of Americans Think Barack Obama Is Better Suited to Handle an Alien Invasion Than Mitt Romney
Talk about all the news that fits, huh?
As part of a lead up to a new show about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, National Geographic has released the results of a survey focused on public opinion regarding a number of items related to the possibility of the existence of aliens. Some of these factoids are rather telling about the American community, like upwards of 80% of those surveyed believing not only in the existence of extraterrestrials, but also believing that the world governments are involved in a clandestine operation to keep knowledge from the public. Not really news, but good to know. Or the fact that despite the popularity of such films like The Avengers and the Twilight series, most people find the possibility of the existence of aliens more more probably than the existence of vampires, super heroes, or zombies. Which shouldn't really surprise you when you sit and think about it.
But the real winner here, is apparently nearly two thirds of American's believe that President Obama would be better suited to handle the first encounter between humans and an alien race than his political opponent, Mitt Romney. Talk about an angle worth capitalizing on. Print up the posters! Start filming the commercials! If the aliens come, Obama is our only hope!
I must say though, if I had to make a choice between Romney and Obama regarding who I would rather have lead the opening talks between our species and an other worldly intelligence, I would have to pick Obama as well. Mainly because I believe any culture capable of interplanetary travel would have socially evolved past the economic policies of capitalism in favor of a more sustainable economic system, and thus would be confused and angered by anything that came out of Romney's mouth.
Of course, the survey doesn't really discuss why 80% of people think the government is involved in keeping secrets about the existence of aliens, and then still believe that Obama would be the man to pick for opening relations with the visitors from beyond. I mean, if the government is already hiding their existence, wouldn't it be fair to guess that they are already engaged in clandestine meetings with alien leaders, and have been for some time?
Three Monkeys Say: Jack Nicholson is our only true hope!
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Adaptation
*Insert overly exaggerated cracking of knuckles here*
First real post since my leave. Let's do this.
From The Atlantic Wire: What Exxon's CEO Proposes We Do About Global Warming: 'We'll Adapt'
When asked what he felt would be the end result of unchecked global warming, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's assertion that the human race will do what we have always done and simply adapt has sent ripples of consternation through the webs of social networks and blogs.
And in a way, Tillerson is right. We will adapt. But what his offhand remarks fail to consider is the staggering amount of time it takes for an organism to adapt to intense climate change. The real question is, will we adapt quick enough?
Beyond his remarks regarding his faith in the evolutionary process, Tillerson goes on to discuss how he feels that science is not yet at a point where it can accurately predict the path and rate of climate change as effected by global energy companies like Exxon. So, if he believes climate change to be such a slow moving monster, what scientific proof does he have to support his belief that organisms will be capable of adapting as quickly, if not quicker, than the rate the environment changes around them? Sure, single celled organisms can adapt and change according to their surroundings at a remarkable rate, but such changes in genetic structure are a touch more complicated for more complex organisms like mammals.
Really, there's only one thing I have to say at the end of the day regarding Tillerson's comment. Whether you agree with him or not, you have to admit it takes a serious level of Sack to get up in front of the world like that and basically say "Fuck off and get used to it." You can't see it in the picture posted with the article, but I'm pretty sure Old Man Rex needs a wheelbarrow to carry around that much sack. Jesus Christ.
Three Monkeys Say: 'Scuse me! 'Scuse me! The man with big balls is here to testify!!
First real post since my leave. Let's do this.
From The Atlantic Wire: What Exxon's CEO Proposes We Do About Global Warming: 'We'll Adapt'
When asked what he felt would be the end result of unchecked global warming, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's assertion that the human race will do what we have always done and simply adapt has sent ripples of consternation through the webs of social networks and blogs.
And in a way, Tillerson is right. We will adapt. But what his offhand remarks fail to consider is the staggering amount of time it takes for an organism to adapt to intense climate change. The real question is, will we adapt quick enough?
Beyond his remarks regarding his faith in the evolutionary process, Tillerson goes on to discuss how he feels that science is not yet at a point where it can accurately predict the path and rate of climate change as effected by global energy companies like Exxon. So, if he believes climate change to be such a slow moving monster, what scientific proof does he have to support his belief that organisms will be capable of adapting as quickly, if not quicker, than the rate the environment changes around them? Sure, single celled organisms can adapt and change according to their surroundings at a remarkable rate, but such changes in genetic structure are a touch more complicated for more complex organisms like mammals.
Really, there's only one thing I have to say at the end of the day regarding Tillerson's comment. Whether you agree with him or not, you have to admit it takes a serious level of Sack to get up in front of the world like that and basically say "Fuck off and get used to it." You can't see it in the picture posted with the article, but I'm pretty sure Old Man Rex needs a wheelbarrow to carry around that much sack. Jesus Christ.
Three Monkeys Say: 'Scuse me! 'Scuse me! The man with big balls is here to testify!!
Friday, June 29, 2012
You Know You Missed Me
What's really good, boys and girls?
Yeah, I fell off the radar for a little while. Meandering around, engaging in acts of gross mischief and anarchy. Yet still, this prolonged absence from reaching out to you, my adoring masses, has left me with an empty feeling in my chest.
So let's do this. The machine never sleeps, so neither can I. Bring it on.
Three Monkeys Say:
Fix your bent antennae, tune it in and then I'm gonna
enter in and up under your skin like a splinter!
Yeah, I fell off the radar for a little while. Meandering around, engaging in acts of gross mischief and anarchy. Yet still, this prolonged absence from reaching out to you, my adoring masses, has left me with an empty feeling in my chest.
So let's do this. The machine never sleeps, so neither can I. Bring it on.
Three Monkeys Say:
Fix your bent antennae, tune it in and then I'm gonna
enter in and up under your skin like a splinter!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Golly, I wonder why they never aired this??
Taken from the YouTube video description for this link:
A Banned Segment from Saturday Night Live
The 1998 Robert Smigel animated short film "Conspiracy Theory Rock", part of a March 1998 "TV Funhouse" segment, has been removed from all subsequent airings of the Saturday Night Live episode where it originally appeared. Michaels claimed the edit was done because it "wasn't funny". The film is a scathing critique of corporate media ownership, including NBC's ownership by General Electric/Westinghouse.
Three Monkeys Say: Everything seems so easy when explained by a School House Rock jingle.
A Banned Segment from Saturday Night Live
The 1998 Robert Smigel animated short film "Conspiracy Theory Rock", part of a March 1998 "TV Funhouse" segment, has been removed from all subsequent airings of the Saturday Night Live episode where it originally appeared. Michaels claimed the edit was done because it "wasn't funny". The film is a scathing critique of corporate media ownership, including NBC's ownership by General Electric/Westinghouse.
Three Monkeys Say: Everything seems so easy when explained by a School House Rock jingle.
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